In an effort to continue the philanthropic teaching and work of Alan

Shawn Feinstein, the Westport Elementary school and its staff have

raised funds and supplies for several charities and families in need

throughout each school year.

Westport Elementary School

380 Old County Road

Westport, MA 02790

Tele: 508.636.1075 Fax: 508.636.1077

Thomas Gastall, Principal Stacey Duquette, Vice Principal

“A Feinstein Year Leadership school”

WES Collects Hats, Mittens, and Scarves Year to year we have a Giving Tree. Students deco-

rate the tree with warm new items for ‘Our Sister’s

Place’ in Fall River. Donations are ac-

cepted for a few weeks leading up to the

Winter Break.

WES Raises $1,050 for One Fund Boston On Friday, April 26,2013 the WES conducted a dress down day for the benefit of One Fund

Boston. The fund will be used to help the people most affected by the tragic events that oc-

curred in Boston on April 15th. Students and staff were encouraged to wear clothing with Bos-

ton logos . The response was fantastic!. Heartfelt thanks go out to all participants and donors.

“As a Feinstein Leadership School we are committed to teaching our students to be caring of others.”

For the past three years,

Westport Elementary

school has adopted the

Character Word of the

Month Program. Each

month teachers are

asked to “Catch” their

students in the act of

doing right. Teachers

nominate students in

their classroom that ex-

hibit the chosen

Character Word of the

Month. Character words

encompass traits like

Trustworthy, Respectful,

Caring, Kindness and Re-

sponsibility. We are

proud of our students and

how they have met this

program.

“As a Feinstein Leadership School,

we are committed to teaching our

students to be caring of others.”

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Pasta for Patients Collects over $4,000 Spring 2015

We are pleased to report that over $4,000 has been collected during the WES Student Council Pennies for

Pasta Event. Sam, a representative from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society led an informational Fund-

raising Kickoff for Pennies to Pasta, a service learning project. The children were taught all about blood

cancers and how the program would benefit people struggling through the disease. The Red Blood Cells (1st

hula hoop), The Platelet (2nd hoop) helps us to clot when we have scrapes and cuts, The White Blood Cell

(3rd hula hoop) attack the viruses. Using the Hula Hoops, Sam showed the students how easy it was to per-

form a duty as a healthy cell or platelet. Then she added additional students INTO each hula hoop, making

it difficult for each hoop to spin, showing children what it would be like for a sick cell or platelet.

Student Council Collects Socks &

Celebrates on Crazy Sock Days - Fall 2015 Members of the student council, in their Crazy Socks, greet students and staff

with Hi-5’s and words of thanks. These days are done in conjunction with the

Student Council’s drive for socks that result in sock and monetary donations.

Thanks to the Student Council members and their advisors Mrs. Bacchiocchi

and Mrs. Rego for their efforts. In the past students have raised money for the

Harmony House in New Bedford and Walk for Jane (Dana Farber).

Alan Shawn Feinstein is founder of the Feinstein Foundation, dedicated to helping the needy and

encouraging youngsters to do likewise. His campaign to fight hunger has raised over $2.5 Billion for

thousands of anti hunger agencies nationwide. There are now over 250,000 Feinstein Jr. Scholars!

Caregiving continues on to our Student Council!

January 2014, our student council had

a write up in The Chronicle newspa-

per. The Council in conjunction with

Bay Coast Bank had relabeled them-

selves as the WES Junior Givers.

Modeled after BayCoast Bank’s Just

Right Program, the JR Givers spend

much of their meetings brainstorming

ideas what will brighten the day of

others in the school community.

They have created Thank You’s for

local Veterans, sent over 500 cards to

enlisted troops overseas, greeted stu-

dents and staff in the morning, fund-

raised for local charities, and bring to

the school community a feeling of

friendship and caring.

“Helping to better

the lives of others

is the greatest of

all achievements”

Alan Shawn

Feinstein

Appreciation for our Veterans

Crazy Hair Day for Nellie Raises $525.00 We are excited to announce that $525.00 was collected in a Crazy Hair Day in

October 2015 . Proceeds went to the Pray for Nellie Fund. Thanks to all who

participated and contributed!

On Veterans day every year, Westport Elementary

students invite Veterans into the school to say

Thank you. On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, we

had the pleasure of hosting several veterans. The

entire school population gathered in the cafeteria

to join the veterans in the daily Pledge of Alle-

giance. This was followed by the school chorus

singing several songs and 6th grade students read-

ing poems written in honor of the veterans. The

visit also included room visits in which students

were able to ask questions of the veterans.

Downs Syndrome Awareness

Month is Celebrated Students and staff wear blue and yellow in

support of Downs Syndrome Awareness

Month. Money has been raised for a local

Down Syndrome awareness group “21

FrieNDS”. Thanks to all participants.

Our Feinstein Leadership School Sign Community funds

Mr. Feinstein presents the school with a check for

$2,000 every year to be used in times of need.

This can be used for a variety of needs including

scholarships to afterschool activities, Stop and

Shop gift cards, etc.

Grinch Day– December 2015 Student Council had students

fill out little red hearts with kind sayings and feelings to fill a 6’

cut out of the Grinch.

Hat Days Consistently students at WES host Hat Days. The hat days are for the students to express

themselves in fun and whimsical ways and to educate them in different charities. We have

raised money for Community Autism Awareness, Alzheimer's Awareness, Citizens For Citizens Annual Toy

Drive, UNICEF, Providence Journal’ Children’s Holiday Hope Fund, Westport Food Pantry, Several Family

Fire Victims, Smiles Mentoring Program, Breast Cancer Awareness, to name a few.

Jesse and Lily Donate

Birthday Presents When Lily Gifford and Jesse Skov

were in Grade 2, they made un-

usual requests to the friends they

invited to their birthday parties.

They asked for money, but not for

themselves. They asked their

guests to give them money to be

donated to charity. Jesse donated

to the Dartmouth Animal Shelter

and Lily donated to the Faxon Ani-

mal Shelter in Fall River. Way to

go Ladies!!!

“To better one life is to better the world” - ASF

Yearly Food Drive WES holds a Food Drive every November / December to benefit the

Westport Food Pantry. The Student Council in conjunction with the

PTO raise awareness in the students that there is others around them that

may have a need. Thousands of non perishable items have been donated!

School Raises $152.00 for Rare Disease Awareness

Thanks go out to the students and staff who participated in the Rare Disease Aware-

ness Dress Down Day by wearing Jeans to School. We donated $152.00 to the Foun-

dation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types, Inc. Special thanks goes to Leah and

Kaelyn Butter who brought this important day to our school. Epidermolytic ich-

thyosis (EI) is a rare disease occurring in approximately 1 in 300,000 Americans. EI

is characterized by thick, blistering, hardening of the skin over most of the body,

particularly in the joints. Scales tend to form in parallel rows of spines or

ridges. The skin may be fragile and may blister easily following injury. Skin infec-

tions can be a chronic problem as well as heat intolerance.

Students Raise $224.73 in honor of

Dorian Murray

#Dstrong Students wore blue to school in honor of Dorian

Murray the 8 year old who lost his battle with

Cancer. When Dorian’s cancer became untreatable,

he wished was to be famous across the world before

he succumbed to the illness. His wish came true

here in Westport, Massachusetts.

Students Raise $361.39

For Shana Eddy

Shana is a Westport Graduate who is fighting her

second round of Acute Myleoid Leukemia. Stu-

dents wore orange to school to help Shana and her

family through her need for a bone marrow trans-

plant.

Wearing Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness

$104.06 was raised by the students and staff for the Tomorrow Fund Walk-a-thon!

2015-2016 Team Puzzle Pieces

$249.12 raised for Autism Awareness

“Light it up Blue” is the theme for WES most of April every year.

Students are encouraged to wear their favorite blue clothing on Fri-

days for Autism Awareness. A flyer goes home every year to inform

the students what Austism is and what ‘causes’ it. In 2014-2015 stu-

dents raised over $300!

Westport Community Schools

Wears their Favorite Disney or Color Purple

In Honor of Wendy Kenyon

For Muscular Dystrophy Awareness

Students and staff in our district raised over $475 in honor of

Wendy Kenyon , who lost her battle with the disease

for Muscular Dystrophy Awareness.

Feinstein

Appreciation

Day

Never forget—YOU

have the power to help

other people. And

every time you use that

power—every time you

do something that puts

a smile on someone’s

face—you are making

the world a better

place… and that

makes you a very

special person”

Fundraisers for Family

Mt. Pleasant Street Fire !

Students raised $1, 135 this year for a family who lost

their home isn a fire. One of the spirit days, students

wore their Westport attire to show their spirit.

Relay for Life

Special Thanks goes out to Rylee Dumond and her

family for being part of the Relay for Life Cancer

walk every year. Rylee asked the school to raise

funds for her team, and with a pajama day, students

and staff raised $112.76! Way to go Students and

Staff!

Dear Graduate,

I’m sorry I wasn’t able to see you again before the end of school. I want you to know how

proud I am of you for all of the good deeds you have done to help others. You truly do make

the world a better place.

I hope you will always remember your school and your teachers and how special you years here

were. Maybe, someday, you will even send your school a gift to remember you by– that they

would thank you for in their yearbook that year, to inspire their students then…

Take care, my Feinstein Jr. Scholar. You will always have a special place in my heart.

Your Friend,

Alan Shawn Feinstein